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choke
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- pronunciation:
- chok
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- choke up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
chokes, choking, choked |
definition 1: |
to stop or obstruct the breathing of, esp. by squeezing, blocking, or irritating the windpipe.
Loosen that rope around the dog's neck before it chokes him.- synonyms:
- gag, smother, strangle, suffocate, throttle
- similar words:
- asphyxiate, bowstring, burke, garrote, stifle
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definition 2: |
to cause to stop, esp. by forceful suppression (often fol. by "back" or "off").
He choked back his anger.She choked off the discussion when it began to get heated.- synonyms:
- crush, quash, quell, silence, subdue
- similar words:
- bottle up, check, curb, cut, gulp, muzzle, put down, repress, restrain, stifle, suppress, terminate
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definition 3: |
to obstruct by clogging, crowding, or blocking.
A ball of hair is choking the drainpipe.Weeds choked the garden.- synonyms:
- block, clog, obstruct
- similar words:
- close, constrict, occlude, plug up, stop up
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definition 4: |
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.
- similar words:
- carburet, throttle
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related words: |
clog, destroy, gag, pack |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to suffer difficulty in breathing or swallowing (sometimes fol. by "on").
Something got stuck in my throat and I choked for a bit.He suddenly choked on a chicken bone.- synonyms:
- gag, smother, strangle, suffocate
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definition 2: |
to be or become clogged or obstructed.
The garden is choking with weeds.- synonyms:
- clog
- similar words:
- foul
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definition 3: |
(informal) to lose the ability to perform well because of stress or anxiety.
It was her most important interview, but she choked.He did fine on his written exam, but he choked on his oral.- synonyms:
- panic
- similar words:
- overreact
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related words: |
asphyxiate, gulp, stifle |
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phrase: |
choke up |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the sound or act of choking.
I heard his choke and tried to help him.- synonyms:
- gasp
- similar words:
- pant
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definition 2: |
a device that controls the amount of air supplied to a carburetor.
After I put on the choke, the engine started right up.- similar words:
- carburetor, throttle
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